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Fired Pie receives investment from former Patina president

Fired Pie, the fast-casual pizza-and-salad chain, announced an investment last week by former Patina Restaurant Group president Frederick Wolfe, who joined the board of the Phoenix-based chain.

Terms of the investment were not disclosed, but Fired Pie co-owner Fred Morgan described Wolfe’s investment as a minority stake. Wolfe will also serve as an advisor to the growing, 15-unit chain as a board member.

Before starting consulting firm Fred Wolfe Consultants in 2013, Wolfe served as president of Los Angeles- and New York-based Patina Restaurant Group, starting in 2009. He was also CEO of Real Mex Restaurants from 2004 to 2008, and later returned to that company as a board member and acting president. Before joining Real Mex, Wolfe was chief operating officer of California Pizza Kitchen, from 2000 to 2004.

Abby Anderson, CFO, Fired Pie. Photo: Fired Pie

Morgan and Fired Pie co-founder Doug Doyle worked together for years at California Pizza Kitchen before launching Fired Pie three years ago.